I usually just go with the max rating on the power supply for computers, for monitors just multiply the voltage by the max current draw if there is not a wattage rating on the unit. If you are trying to calculate heat output for air conditioning take the total wattage and convert it to Btu/h. 1W=3.4121 Btu/h. -----Original Message----- From: mjn [mailto:mjn at umn.edu] Sent: Friday, September 28, 2001 9:42 AM To: Twirling Pickles of Death Subject: [TCLUG] Calculating server heat output... Anyone have any information as far as formulas or resources for calculating heat output from various electronic components and comoputers? We need the W for all of our machines (with some room for milk, ha!) and I am having trouble coming up with anything in the way of specific information for our Dell and Compaq servers or approaches for calculating the values... Thanks... -- ____________________________ Mike Neuharth ADCS Technology Specialist http://www.umn.edu/adcs E-Mail : mjn at umn.edu Page Mail : 6126486512 at page.metrocall.com http://supermonkeycollider.dyndns.org/ ____________________________ _______________________________________________ Twin Cities Linux Users Group Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list